* What it is: This is arguably the best of the so-called “Itoh hybrid” peonies, a difficult but beautiful cross of the tree peony and the herbaceous one that Japanese botanist Dr. Toichi Itoh pulled ...

A family heirloom could be an antique teapot or a prized piece of furniture passed down through generations. Becky Miller-Sigvertsen and her husband, Jay, have a garden variety heirloom. Becky, a keen ...

BASALT – The gorgeous yellow peony flower shattered when summer arrived last week, but I have pictures to prove I didn’t imagine it. Three years ago, I succumbed to the lure of a peony described as ...

There is a peony color to compliment every garden. Learn more about 15 peony colors available for planting in your flower beds.

My friend and former colleague had the pleasure of fall blooms on her yellow tree peony. Here's her story, along with a great tip. By Diana Colvin Surprise -- 'Kintoh,' a yellow tree peony in my ...

This American Peony Society gold medal winner adds a more unexpected peony color to your landscaping. Semi-double blooms top plants about 36 inches tall and unfurl in salmon pink with yellow middles.

THE ordinary kind of peony is a relatively familiar garden flower, usually with large deep-red or pink flowers. The large flowers resemble cabbage roses and often hang down after heavy rain. The tree ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Tree peonies are the Lamborghini of the horticultural world — flashy and outrageously expensive. I prefer hard lemonade to champagne, so I was never tempted ...

Q:How do tree peonies fare in San Francisco? I have recently purchased a tree peony and planted it in a well-drained, morning-sun location in my area of the Craggs Court Community Garden. This garden ...

I wouldn't say the flowers of tree peonies — those "other" peonies — prepare you for the flowery show of the more common herbaceous peonies that come soon after. No, with quivering golden stamens ...